Gilligallou's Blog

Rendered safely and made from a number of healthy ingredients, our suet options are seemingly endless and so is the enjoyment they offer any bird watching enthusiast. With temperatures below the freezing mark, it is no secret that our small songbirds, woodpeckers, blue jays and the like are in need of reliable food sources. As Bob always says, “birds eat to create heat!”

In addition to our chickadees, nuthatches and winter finches, owls are an absolute favourite of ours and many others. This is a great time of year to grab a friend or two, head out into the field and organize your own owl prowl and see what kind of species you can find here in the greater Ottawa area.

  We’ve been talking habitat since we started our journey into the birding world and will likely continue to do it for many years to come. The reason being, without us taking action to fight or at least, mitigate habitat destruction, we will continue to see declines in bird populations, insects and many other forms of wildlife all around us. As we continue to put shovels in the ground to develop new areas of our towns and cities, we must continue to be mindful of the habitat that we are disrupting in doing so. As many of you know, we...

Welcome to October, birders!  As we head into the final quarter of 2019, it’s an exciting time of year both inside the store and out there in the great outdoors. As the leaves continue to turn colours, it won’t be long until our deciduous trees are completely bare from their beautiful fall colours as they prepare for the winter months. The same can be said for our backyard birds as many are still either preparing to take off or are simply passing through our area in search of food and slightly warmer climates. While migration certainly does take centre stage...